Databricks Lakehouse Architect for Enterprise Data

Photon; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Databricks Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks Lakehouse Architecture. The candidate will define data strategy, architecture standards, cloud migration approaches, and scalable analytics solutions.

Responsibilities include designing data platforms with Databricks, Delta Lake, and cloud-native services; implementing Medallion Architecture; guiding modernization from legacy EDW; establishing governance, security,

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise data platforms with Databricks Lakehouse.
• Ability to lead modernization and migration from legacy EDW.
• Define data governance, security, metadata, and Unity Catalog.
• Define batch and real-time processing frameworks.
• Mentor teams and conduct architecture reviews.

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise data platforms leveraging Databricks and cloud-native services.
• Design Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Lead large-scale modernization and migrations from legacy EDW.
• Partner with business and engineering stakeholders on strategic initiatives.
• Define CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code standards.
• Establish data quality, observability, and monitoring standards.
• Mentor engineering teams and conduct architecture reviews.

Skills

Databricks

Delta Lake

Cloud architecture

Data governance

Data security

Unity Catalog

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Data pipelines

Real-time processing

Job description

Photon is seeking a Databricks Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks Lakehouse Architecture. The candidate will define data strategy, architecture standards, cloud migration approaches, and scalable analytics solutions.

Responsibilities include designing data platforms with Databricks, Delta Lake, and cloud-native services; implementing Medallion Architecture; guiding modernization from legacy EDW; establishing governance, security,